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VZW+Alltel: Complete coverage

June 5 2008 - 2:49 pm ET |

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Verizon Wireless announced an agreement to acquire Alltel Communications L.L.C. for $5.9 billion in cash and assume $22.2 billion in debt, for a total package price of $28.1 billion. If approved, the deal would create the nation’s largest carrier with more than 80 million customers.

Read the first story here

And look below for complete coverage on this topic, including regulatory, handset, network and roaming angles:

--Hookup could impact roaming

--Content challenges ahead

--On the handset front, LG to win at Kyocera’s expense

--Short-term slowdown for network vendors, not much risk for tower firms

--Regulators likely to consider roaming, divestiture

Also, check below for details on a combination of the two companies.

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Source: Verizon Wireless



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